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Review of the Grado GR8
Pros: Weight, look, packaging
Cons: Bass, highs, washed out mids, price, accessories
Packaging & Accessories: 3/10
Build Quality: 7/10
Design & Look: 8/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 9/10
Isolation: 7/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 7/10
Value: 4.5/10
My final Rating: 6.5/10
Purchase Date: May 2012
Purchase Price: £280
First of all, I would like to thank Grado for sending me out the GR8’s for review. It has been a long time that I have them now, and haven’t proceeded in writing the review, as I have given them a chance to be compared to other earphones I own, and more so, for other people to give them a try, and let them give me their opinions on them too.
The GR8’s come in at quite an expensive price, at £280 for a moving armature driver earphone, one could buy a triple BA driver from Shure, or even Westone.
Although the technologies, are slightly different from each other. One being a BALANCED armature, the other a MOVING armature. At the end of the day, it is supposed to produce the same sound one would get from a or even a few BA drivers – for more information on driver technology, check this link out (Grado GR8 is also mentioned there!)
So let’s see how the Grado GR8’s compare!
Review of the Fischer Audio Wicked Queen Headphones
Pros: Mid-bass, soundstage, portability, price
Cons: Mids, build quality, look, lack of accessories, availability
Packaging & Accessories: 2/10
Build Quality: 7/10
Design & Look: 6.5/10
Isolation: 3/10
Comfort: 8.5/10
Audio Quality: 6/10
Value: 7/10
My final Rating: 7/10
Purchase Date: July 2012
Purchase Price: £45
First of all I would like to thank the lovely Tanya, from Fischer Audio for sending me out the Wicked Queen’s!
Before getting into the review I would like to say that Fischer Audio was to me, an unknown, but yet a very established brand in Asia. Thus it came to my delight when I found these headphones being listed around the EU a little more; For example, the Wicked Queen’s can be bought from Top Dog Headphones, who are an authorised dealer!
I have also seen the Wicked Queen’s in two colours, white, as I have, and in yellow too.
Review of the Fischer Audio DBA-02 mk II – The Kings of Mids at their price
Pros: Comfort, design, price, mids, highs, accessories
Cons: Sibilance, bass, availability
Packaging & Accessories: 10/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Design & Look: 10/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 9/10
Isolation: 8/10
Comfort: 10/10
Audio Quality: 9/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 9.5/10
Purchase Date: July 2012
Purchase Price: £115
First of all I would like to thank the lovely Tanya, from Fischer Audio for sending me out the DBA-02 mk II’s!
Before getting into the review I would like to say that Fischer Audio was to me, an unknown, but yet a very established brand in Asia. Thus it came to my delight when I found these earphones being listed around the EU a little more; For example, the DBA-02 mk II’s can be bought from Top Dog Headphones, who are an authorised dealer!
Review of the Logitech Ultimate Ears 350vi – An outstanding earphone for the price
Pros: Mids, bass, price, look, comfort
Cons: Case & Accessories, isolation
Packaging & Accessories: 7/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 8/10
Isolation: 7.5/10
Comfort: 10/10
Audio Quality: 8/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 9.5/10
Purchase Date: July 2012
Purchase Price: £35-£40
First of all I would like to thank Ultimate Ears for sending me out the UE350vi’s to review. Despite me having only android/PC devices, I received the iPhone version of these. Which was slightly frustrating, as UE have both the non-mic version, and the Android version of the UE350’s. They all fall under the same price bracket too – so I was disappointed in that respect for receiving the one, out of the 3, that wouldn’t work properly. That said, I listen to my music via my Digizoid ZO2 amp, which bypasses the mic functionalities, but more so, my Samsung Galaxy S III accepted the connection, without problem, although none of the controls were working. That said, when I put the 350vi’s on my S1, the sound is “lost”, and by that I mean, the S1 doesn’t bypass the mic functionalities, and has problems with the earphones.